Journal article
Functional electrical stimulation with cycling in the critically ill: A pilot case-matched control study
SM Parry, S Berney, S Warrillow, D El-Ansary, AL Bryant, N Hart, Z Puthucheary, R Koopman, L Denehy
Journal of Critical Care | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC | Published : 2014
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose was to determine (a) safety and feasibility of functional electrical stimulation (FES)-cycling and (b) compare FES-cycling to case-matched controls in terms of functional recovery and delirium outcomes. Materials and methods: Sixteen adult intensive care unit patients with sepsis ventilated for more than 48 hours and in the intensive care unit for at least 4 days were included. Eight subjects underwent FES-cycling in addition to usual care and were compared to 8 case-matched control individuals. Primary outcomes were safety and feasibility of FES-cycling. Secondary outcomes were Physical Function in Intensive Care Test scored on awakening, time to reach functional milest..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This research has been undertaken by SP (primary author) as part of her doctoral qualification with the support of a National Health and Medical Research Council Dora Lush Scholarship (#103923) and previously the Stella Mary Langford Scholarship. Authors SP, SB, AB, SW, RK and LD are currently in receipt of funding from Australian Intensive Care Foundation, Austin Medical Research Foundation and Society of Critical Care Medicine Vision Grant. Author RK is currently in receipt of a CR Roper Fellowship, and author SB is a recipient of a National Health and Medical Research Council Fellowship. Author ALB is currently a National Health and Medical Research Council R.D. Wright Biomedical Fellow. None of the funding bodies, fellowships, or equipment companies was involved or influenced the design or publication of this study.